Opposing letters to the editor in the Orangeburg, SC-based Times and Democrat paint a vastly different picture of how alumni of South Carolina State University feel about the direction of the institution, […]
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Alabama State Approves Presidential Contract for Quinton Ross
One week after public discussion over salary, benefits and the experience level of incoming president Quinton Ross, Alabama State University trustees have approved a three-year contract for the new campus […]
Spelman Alumna Sharon Toomer Named NABJ Executive Director
Spelman College alumna and decorated journalist and communications executive Sharon Toomer was this week named as the executive director of the National Association of Black Journalists. http://www.nabj.org/news/367250/NABJ-Names-Media-Executive-Sharon-Toomer-as-its-Executive-Director.htm Citing her vast […]
Netflix Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over 'Burning Sands' Movie
Streaming network Netflix is being taken to court by a man who says its original film ‘Burning Sands’ was a copyright infringement of his 2014 book of the same name […]
Crankfest is Redefining HBCU Band Beef
The rivalry between HBCU marching bands is just as intense and passionate as the kind you find between football or basketball teams. That intensity is being taken up a few […]
Morehouse Athletic Director Robbed by Woman He Met on Craigslist
The Fayette News reports on the armed robbery of Morehouse College athletic director Andre Patillo, who escaped his own home after a woman he met on Craigslist met him for […]
Wilberforce Awarded $2.4 Million Grant to Bolster Rehabilitation Counseling Grad Program
Wilberforce University has received a $2.4 million grant from the US Department of Education to expand its masters degree program in rehabilitation counseling. The six-year grant will provide resources to […]
Southern Establishes Manufacturing Workforce Pipeline
Southern University last month announced a workforce development partnership with America Makes, becoming the nation’s first HBCU to develop a pipeline for students and graduates to 21st century manufacturing companies. […]
Tuskegee Receives $300K Computer Science Teaching and Training Grant
Computer science professors and researchers at Tuskegee University will extend their teaching mission to secondary schools throughout Alabama’s Black Belt, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation […]
South Carolina State Approves New Online Courses
Trustees at South Carolina State University have approved for the school to offer online courses in political science and public administration. http://thetandd.com/news/local/scsu-board-approves-online-offerings/article_29a088ba-3f94-515b-a029-ffe4b8de94b6.html The Times and Democrat reports that the new […]
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